Birth of Adnan Menderes1899
Birth of Adnan Menderes
Historical person
Adnan Menderes Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Adnan Menderes, based on 25 World History Database records associated with Turkey.
25 records1899–196119 events3 places
Chronological biography
1899
1945
Democratic Party1945
Helps found the Democratic Party
Party Leader1945
Appointed Party Leader of the Democratic Party
1950
Election1950
Wins the Election as leader of the Democratic Party
Prime Minister of Turkey22 May 1950
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 1st term
1951
Prime Minister of Turkey9 March 1951
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 2nd term
1952
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)18 February 1952
Both Greece & Turkey are admitted to NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)18 February 1952
Both Greece & Turkey are admitted to NATO
1954
Alliance Turkey and Pakistan1954
Turkey & Pakistan sign a mutual defence Treaty
Independence of Turkey1954
The Turkish want Cyprus returned or partioned, Britain refuses its independence
Rule of Cyprus1954
The Turkish want Cyprus returned or partioned, Britain refuses its independence
Prime Minister of Turkey17 May 1954
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 3rd term
1955
Massacre1955
The Greeks are driven out of Istanbul. Organizes anti-Greek pogroms in which over 2,000 are killed
Pogroms1955
Organizes anti-Greek pogroms in which over 2,000 are killed
Alliance Adnan Menderes and Iraq to counter Russian expansionism in the Middle East24 February 1955
Signs a Treaty of with Iraq to counter Russian expansionism in the Middle East
Prime Minister of Turkey9 December 1955
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 4th term
1957
Prime Minister of Turkey25 November 1957
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey, 5th term
1959
Independence of Cyprus1959
A Greek-Turkish plan to make Cyprus independent is endorsed by Makarios. Accepts the London decision that Cyprus should be independent
Independence of Turkey1959
A Greek-Turkish plan to make Cyprus independent is endorsed by Makarios. Accepts the London decision that Cyprus should be independent
Treaty of Friendship1959
Spain & Turkey sign a Treaty of friendship
Air Crash17 February 1959
Menderes survives an air crash
1961
CoupSeptember 1961
Deposed by the army
Death of Adnan MenderesSeptember 1961
Death of Adnan Menderes, executed
ExecutionSeptember 1961
Had taken dictatorial powers, was deposed by the army & hanged for treason
TreasonSeptember 1961
Had taken dictatorial powers, was deposed by the army & hanged for treason
Titles and roles
Party Leader of Democratic Party · Prime Minister of Turkey
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.